The nitric oxide has a well-defined role in biology. The ruthenium complexes are model for study NO release mechanisms. The proton increases the capability of these compounds to release NO after reduction reaction or of the light supported reaction.
The nitric oxide (NO) molecule is associated to diverse biochemical routes. Ruthenium complexes are commonly used as model structures to control the NO availability. Here, the NO release mechanism in...
Two new polypyridyl backboned ruthenium nitrosyl complexes have been synthesized which shows efficient NO photorelease and exhibits significant phototoxicity upon irradiation with the visible light in the VCaP prostate cancer cell line.